#252197#252197

#252197 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.182 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#252197
RGB	rgb(37, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.5%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.70, 41.66, -62.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.70, 75.42, 303.53°)
OKLab	oklab(35.17% 0.0103 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(35.17% 0.182 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.8909, 3.7147, 29.6260)
Luminance	0.0372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#252197 #939721

analogous

#215897 #252197 #602197

triadic

#252197 #972521 #219725

tetradic

#252197 #972158 #939721 #219760

square

#252197 #972158 #939721 #219760

split-complementary

#252197 #976021 #589721

monochromatic

#0C0B33 #191665 #252197 #312CC9 #5C58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.05

#252197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#252197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #252197

12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##252197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##252197	1.00	12.05	1.74	12.05
#FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00445B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #252197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(37, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.182 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#735fb7',
    500: '#252197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #252197;
$custom-light: #735fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#252197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 37,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.034,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35166,
    "c": 0.18219,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#252197

secondary

#BBBE55

accent

#E741E1

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEE9F6

border

#C9C5D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #252197

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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